Presently, Norbert Reithofer occupies the position of Chairman-Supervisory Board of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG. Dr. Reithofer is also on the board of Siemens AG.

He previously was Director-Body-in-White Production Division at Bayerische Motoren Werke AG President at BMW Manufacturing Corp. and Technical Director at BMW South Africa Pty Ltd. (both are subsidiaries of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG).

Norbert Reithofer received an undergraduate degree from Hochschule München and a doctorate from Technische Universität München.